When the August rains came – and they were very short lived. It was like a huge relief rather than a state of panic for my seeds. Intuitively I knew that the days of late summer edging into fall would give me many many warm dry days to mature the

The weather over here on the other side of the mountains is so different from what you all experience in the Lower Mainland. Where we live in Lillooet, we only get an average of 13 inches of precipitation a year, and when it does rain everything drys out so quickly.

It’s been an interesting season for me. Unexpected challenges and moments of deep satisfaction have marked my days. I’m new to growing food. The novelty of walking into my kitchen and seeing the countertop overflowing with garden fresh is still a wonder. The learning curve has felt steep, but thanks

Today I (Chris Thoreau) arrived in Whitehorse on the first of 8 days visiting the Yukon to talk and learn about seed in Yukon communities. The goal of the trip, I suppose, is to help Yukon communities determine how to integrate seed into their community food security initiatives. I will

My main seed saving project for this mentorship is a parsnip crop. I planted them later than they ideally should’ve been planted, but have been fussing over them ever since, and once in a while checking in with David for feedback, including his farm visit back a few months ago